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31 US Troops Killed in Afghanistan Helicopter Shootdown
US Marine Infantrymen from Kilo Company, 3/6 Marines carry their gear out to US Army rotary wing helicopters from the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade prior to an air assault …
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Obama on the Backs of the Poor
President Barack Obama in the Oval Office, July 11, 2011. (Photo: Pete Souza / White House) What are we to make of the Obama-brokered deal on debt …
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S&P Downgrades Debt Rating of US for the First Time
Washington - Standard & Poor’s removed the United States government from its list of risk-free borrowers for the first time on Friday night, a downgrade that is freighted with …
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Serbia, NATO Reach Deal to End Kosovo Standoff
Belgrade, Serbia - The NATO peacekeeping mission in Kosovo (KFOR) and Belgrade have reached an agreement to end a tense standoff in the Serb-dominated northern Kosovo after nearly two …
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How Change Happens: A Threefold Strategy
This is part of a series of blogs based on excerpts adapted from the 2nd edition of Agenda for a New Economy: From Phantom Wealth to Real Wealth. I …
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The Corporations Funding the Annual Meeting of the Powerful Right-Wing Front Group ALEC
This week, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is holding its annual meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. ALEC is a powerful corporate front group that allows big corporations to …
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Is Wisconsin Ground Zero for the “American Spring” or a Third Party?
Protesting provisions of Governor Walker's Budget Repair Bill, February 2011, Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo: Richard Hurd / Flickr) People watching the news over the past week might have …
America in Decline
Corporate power's ascendancy over politics and society both political parties far to the right of the population.
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Does Al Jazeera’s American Debut Give Hope for Media Diversity?
Al Jazeera English made its United States television debut this week, continuing the network's transformation in the eyes of the American public and government from dangerous machine to respectable …